1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team

1976 Nicholls State Colonels football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	4–6–1 (2–5–1 GSC)
Head coach	Bill Clements (3rd season)
Home stadium	John L. Guidry Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Gulf South Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Troy State $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
Jacksonville State	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Tennessee–Martin	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Livingston	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
North Alabama	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Delta State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Nicholls State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi College	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Nicholls State Colonels football team represented Nicholls State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Bill Clements, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 2–5–1 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the GSC. Nicholls State played home games at John L. Guidry Stadium in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Mississippi College	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 17–7	12,500
September 18	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 7–34	8,000	^[1]
September 25	Troy State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 9–14	11,500	^[2]
October 2	Cameron*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 14–0	7,000
October 9	at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA (NSU Challenge)	L 8–20	9,000
October 16	at Tennessee–Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	W 3–0	7,000
October 23	Austin Peay*	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	W 7–0	10,500
October 30	Livingston	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 14–20	8,000
November 6	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 7–37	6,800
November 13	vs. Southeastern Louisiana	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (River Bell Classic)	L 7–17	15,000
November 20	at Delta State	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	T 7–7	1,000
*Non-conference game

^ "Nicholls falls". Daily World. September 19, 1976. Retrieved November 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Troy State, 14–9". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 26, 1976. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Nicholls State University Athletics - 1976 Football Schedule" (PDF). Nicholls State University Department of Athletics. p. 62. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

v t e Nicholls Colonels football
Venues	Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Northwestern State: NSU Challenge Southeastern Louisiana: River Bell Classic Texas State: Battle for the Paddle
Culture & lore	Colonel Tillou Pride of Nicholls Marching Band Nicholls State Alma Mater Nicholls State Colonels Fight Song Colonelettes and Colorguard Nicholls Cheerleaders
People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees
Seasons	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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